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AAI holds its regular General Membership Meetings on the third Friday of the month from September through May in the Roy Smith Theater or Main Lecture Hall on the Union County Community College campus. On all other Friday evenings, AAI presents informal presentations which are held in the Sperry Observatory classroom at 8:30 p.m. These are free and open to the public. On these Fridays, the observatory is open from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The first Friday of each month is normally reserved
for Kathy Vaccari's "What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky
Guide." At Kathy's lecture, you'll learn about the
constellations, planets, meteor showers, lunar
phases, and other celestial happenings for that
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| December 2, 2011 | What's Up: A Down-to-Earth Sky Guide Kathy Vaccari |
| Space Missions Briefing Bill Whitehead | |
| December 9, 2011 | Women in Astronomy Dr. Al Gottlieb |
| December 16, 2011 |
General Membership Meeting
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| December 23, 2011 | One World, One Sky - The Common Thread of Astronomy Across Cultures and Time Tricia Petroski |
| Ms Petroski said, "The premise will be on how different cultures, some with no contact with one another, were asking the same questions and often making the same discoveries and how, even today, the need to explore and understand our universe is something all mankind has in common. To keep it seasonal, I'll also touch on how the North Star has played in literature and religion, be it under differing names, of various groups throughout history." | |
| December 30, 2011 | Highlights of the Sky for 2012 Al Witzgall |
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| January 6, 2012 | What's Up: A Down-to-Earth Sky Guide Kathy Vaccari |
| Space Missions Briefing Bill Whitehead | |
| January 13, 2012 | "Astronomical" Numbers Aaron Zuckerman |
| January 20, 2012 |
General Membership Meeting
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| January 27, 2012 | The Temperature of Space Dr. Dale Gary |
| Dr. Gary said, "Each time we will choose a theme for discussion, and, after a brief introduction of the topic, will have a free-ranging discussion exploring the physics behind the topic. The goal will be to make the subject accessible to everyone--both those without special knowledge of physics and those who may have read and studied widely on the topic." | |
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| February 3, 2012 | What's Up: A Down-to-Earth Sky Guide Kathy Vaccari |
| Space Missions Briefing Bill Whitehead | |
| February 10, 2012 | Update on New Horizons Mission Helder Jacinto |
| February 17, 2012 |
General Membership Meeting
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| February 24, 2012 | Supernova! 25 Years After Sn1987a Al Witzgall |
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From 7:30 to 10:30pm, whenever weather
conditions permit, the public is invited to view the
night skies through the 24-inch reflector and the
10-inch refractor telescopes. Trained observers are on
hand to operate this equipment and to answer your
questions. This service is provided to you free of charge, and we have lots of free parking. Of course, donations are always welcome. A note to AAI Members: We wish to encourage all AAI members to get involved and present astronomy topics on Friday evenings to the public. If interested, please contact Mary Ducca |
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